What color is #81546A?

#81546A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81546A?

The RGB value is 129, 84, 106: 129 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81546A?

The complementary color is #54816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81546A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81546A color

#81546A rgb(129, 84, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #81546A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 32.9% green and 41.6% blue (129, 84, 106).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#81546A color codes

HEX	`#81546A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 84, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 32.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.29, 22.19, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.29, 22.73, 347.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.825, 12.049, 15.178)`
Decimal	`8475754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81546A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #81546A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81546A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #81546A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81546a; }
.text { color: #81546a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81546a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 84 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81546a, #815454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81546A?: #81546A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81546A?: The RGB value is 129, 84, 106: 129 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81546A?: The complementary color is #54816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81546A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.